Donegal Bay (Bá Dhún na nGall in Irish) is an inlet (or bay) in the north western region of Ireland. Three counties – Donegal to the north and west, Leitrim and Sligo to the south – have shorelines on the bay, which is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The town of Donegal and the River Eske lie at the head of the bay. Image File history File links Donegal-Bay. ... Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a body of water, usually seawater, which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea lough a... In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... Statistics Province: Ulster County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Carrick-on-Shannon Code: LM Area: 1,588 km² Population (2006) 28,837 Website: www. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ...

Donegal Bay is Ireland's largest bay, and also contains Europe's highest sea cliffs at the Slieve League, which tower 1972 ft above sea level. Slieve League cliffs Located on the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, Slieve League is one of the tallest sea cliffs in Europe. ...

Donegal Bay has a half-moon shape, similar to Cardigan Bay and St Brides Bay in Wales, the Bay of Biscay in South-West France and Mount's Bay in Cornwall. The term Cardigan Bay, when used by itself, can refer to: A horse called Cardigan Bay A bay in Wales called Cardigan Bay A bay in Prince Edward Island called Cardigan Bay This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the... St Brides Bay (Welsh: Bae Sain Ffraid) is a rocky inlet of western Pembrokeshire, Wales. ... This article is about the sub-division of the United Kingdom. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... Mounts Bay, Cornwall Mounts Bay from helicopter Mounts Bay is a large sweeping bay in Cornwall, England stretching from the Lizard Point to the eastern side of the Lands End peninsula. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ...

Donegal Bay's beaches have some of Europe's finest surf, caused by a combination by a direct west-facing location and the funnel-shape of Donegal Bay (the westerlies of the Atlantic Ocean get funneled into a relatively small area, therefore increasing the size of the surf). Rossnowlagh and Bundoran are recognised by the European surfing community as Ireland's finest surf beaches with good facilities and excellent water quality. Picture of Rossnowlagh beach View from Rossnowlagh strand Rossnowlagh is a beach located in County Donegal, in the west of Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ...

Towns on the Bay

• Ballyshannon
• Belleek
• Bundoran
• Coolmore
• Creevy
• Donegal
• Killybegs
• Mountcharles
• Mullaghmore
• Rossnowlagh
• Tullaghan

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G874616 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   2,200  2,600 Ballyshannon (Béal Átha Seanaidh in Irish) is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. ... Belleek is a village in the west of County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G924789 Statistics Province: Ulster County: Population ( ) 2,339 (2006) Website: www. ... Killybegs is an important fishing port in Ireland, and its harbour is often full with trawlers. ... Mountcharles is a village 6 km from Donegal town, Ireland, on the Killybegs road. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference G709576 Statistics Province: Connacht County: Elevation: ,1 m Population (2002) 137  Mullaghmore (Irish: ) is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. ... Picture of Rossnowlagh beach View from Rossnowlagh strand Rossnowlagh is a beach located in County Donegal, in the west of Ireland. ... Tullaghan (An Tulachán in Irish) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. ...

Rivers that empty into the bay

• River Drowes (between Bundoran and Tullaghan)
• River Erne (at Ballyshannon)
• River Eske (at Donegal Town)

The Erne is an 120 km long river in the north of Ireland. ...

Islands in the bay

• Isle of St Ernan
• Belle's Isle
• Rotten Island

Rotten Island is a small island close to the entrance of Killybegs harbour, Donegal Bay, Ireland. ...

Geographical coordinates

• Latitude: 54° 40' N (54.67)
• Longitude: 9° 04' W (-9.07)
• NWS buoy: 62093 M4

External links

• Donegal Bay Visitors site
• Donegal Bay Weather Buoy

References

• Slieve League cliffs

Coordinates: 54°32′N, 8°30′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...